2009 Nebraska Code
Chapter 28 CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
28-703 Incest; penalty.
28-703.
Incest; penalty.(1) Any person who shall knowingly intermarry or engage in sexual penetration with any person who falls within the degrees of consanguinity set forth in section 28-702 or any person who engages in sexual penetration with his or her minor stepchild commits incest.
(2) Incest is a Class III felony.
(3)(a) For purposes of this section, the definitions found in section 28-318 shall be used.
(b) The testimony of a victim shall be entitled to the same weight as the testimony of victims of other crimes under this code.
Source-
Laws 1977, LB 38, § 142;
Laws 1978, LB 748, § 9;
Laws 1985, LB 89, § 1.
Cross References Annotations For purposes of the incest statute, a "minor" is defined as a child under the age of 19. State v. Johnson, 12 Neb. App. 247, 670 N.W.2d 802 (2003).
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